Tourism

Foreign tourists are attracted to Honduras by the Mayan ruins in Cobán
and coral reef skindiving off the Islas de la Bahía (Bay Islands). Poor
infrastructure, however, has discouraged the development of substantial
international tourism. Despite these problems, the number of visitors
arriving in Honduras rose from fewer than 200,000 in 1987 to almost
250,000 in 1989. Small ecotourism projects in particular are considered
to have significant potential.